Chris Sutton served up a savage putdown when asked if Rangers will be top of the league come the new year.

The Record Sportcolumnist and BT Sport pundit was speaking ahead of today’s Aberdeen-Hibs showdown which they are screening live.

Sutton, Alan Stubbs , Stephen Craigan and host Darrell Currie were debating the Premiership positions after Neill Lennon claimed his side were the second best footballing side in the country after Celtic.

Sutton was asked if there is a chance Graeme Murty’s team will reach the summit in 2018 and laughing, he replied: "Of course there is but I don’t know how much he has had to drink over the Christmas period. Merry on."

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Sutton continued: "It’s highly competitive. Celtic are a cut above the rest but Rangers have picked up of late. Out of Aberdeen and Hibs, I think the Derek McInnes factor edges it for them.

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" Hibs are the second-most attractive team but that’s not what it’s about. It’s about getting the most points on the board."

Stubbs reckons Rangers will finish second, although when asked who out of Hibs and Aberdeen had the better chance of pipping the Ibrox side to runners-up spot, the former Easter Road boss insisted the Dons.

Stubbs was then twice asked if he would take the Rangers job but the Scouser said while laughing: "Move on."